Numbers

125,000: U.S. troops currently serving in Iraq.

2,667: U.S. soldiers killed in combat in Iraq since March, 2003, invasion.

19,688: U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq since March, 2003, invasion.

10,600: U.S. soldiers who suffered battlefield injuries but returned to combat after treatment in Iraq.

3,000: U.S. soldiers who lost a leg, arm or both limbs in Iraq.

1,200: Improvised explosive devices detonated in Iraq in August of this year by insurgents.

90: Percent of American soldiers who have survived battlefield wounds in Iraq.

72: U.S. civilians, including military contractors, killed in Iraq since invasion.

17: Percentage of U.S. soldiers who served in Iraq and report they experienced Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Sources: U.S. Department of Defense, New England Medical Journal.